Vulnerability · Published Jul 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-16653boazsegev facil.io Public Folder http.c http_sendfile2 path traversal
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in facil.io from boazsegev. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A security flaw has been discovered in boazsegev facil.io up to 0.7.58. This affects the function http_sendfile2 of the file lib/facil/http/http.c of the component Public Folder Handler. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-382396 | boazsegev facil.io Public Folder http.c http_sendfile2 path traversal vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-382396 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-16653 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #860587 | facil.io <= 0.7.58 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/boazsegev/facil.io/issues/170 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/boazsegev/facil.io/ product